Hambukushu Traditional Authority

10 Mar

Pohamba grilled over Bwabwata “no-cattle zone” stance

ObserverNational NewsHambukushu Traditional Authority, Pohamba grilled over Bwabwata “no-cattle zone” stance, Pohamba Shifeta

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has reiterated that the status quo of Bwabwata National Park shall remain unchanged, and that a national crisis may arise if domestic animals are permitted to graze within the park, which he says is currently a disease-free zone. Shifeta today answered to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs, following a petition submitted to the National Assembly on 19 November 2021 by the Hambukushu Traditional Authority, who are inhabitants of the park. They want Cabinet to revisit a decision taken in 1999 prohibiting them from owning cattle. Hearings on…

24 Jun

Standing Committee wants Lands officials appear in person

ObserverNational NewsHambukushu Traditional Authority, Kletus Karondo, Standing Committee wants Lands officials appear in person

Martin Endjala A request by the Ministry of Agriculture. Water and Land Reform to have its hearing of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs conducted virtually did not work out and the hearing had to be postponed. Chairperson of the committee Kletus Karondo has expressed disappointment over the delay in finalising the hearing initiated by as a result of a petition by the Hambukushu Traditional Authority, which calls for their livestock to be allowed into the Bwabwata National Park. The petition submitted on 19 November 2021 to the National Assembly, calls for the Cabinet decision of 1999…